Conference documentation

Welcome 

Kerstin Tham, Vice-Chancellor, Malmö University

Ulf Melin, Director General, Swedish Council for Higher Education

Tobias Smedberg, moderator

The refugee situation – a Bologna reform stress test? European stakeholders view on the current situation and the future.

Michael Gaebel, Director, Higher Education Policy Unit, EUA.
To Michael Gaebels' presentation (pdf)

Blazhe Todorovski, Vice-President, ESU.

Mette Mørk Andersen, European Commission.
To Mette Mørk Andersens' presentation (pdf)

Michal Karpíšek, Secretary General, EURASHE.

Examples of policies for Recognition of Prior Learning

• Resolution on admission to higher education for refugees in Germany, reform to recognise prior learning
  Miriam Wiederhold, Head of Section, Sekretariat der Kultusministerkonferenz, KMK, Germany.
  To Miriam Wiederholds' presentation (pdf)
• Swedish national strategy for validation
  Elin Landell, Director, The National Delegation for Validation, Sweden.
  To Elin Landells' presentation (pdf)
  
• The EAR manual – Best practice according to the Lisbon Recognition Convention
  Kristina Sutkutė, Information and Assessment Officer, Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC), ENIC-NARIC Lithuania.
  To Kristina Sutkutės' presentation (pdf)
  
• The French national system for Recognition of Prior Learning
  Eliane Kotler, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France.
  To Eliane Kotlers' presentation (pdf)

Alternative routes into Higher Education for refugees – experiences of Kiron Open Higher Education

Florian Rampelt, Director of Education, Kiron.
To Florian Rampelts' presentation (pdf)

My way into Swedish Higher Education

Fiona Winders, former student Malmö University

Selma Music, former student, University of Borås and University of Gothenburg

Conference dinner

Restaurant Niagara, Malmö University

Global challenges and the importance of Recognition of Prior Learning and alternative study paths

Pam Fredman, President of IAU, International Association of Universities and Rector of University of Gothenburg.
To Pam Fredmans' presentation (pdf) 

What can Higher Education Institutions learn from the Vocational Education sector?

Ernesto Villalba-Garcia, Expert, Cedefop.
To Ernesto Villalba-Garcias' presentation (pdf)

Coffee break

Recognition of Prior Learning in practice – Four examples

• Example from Malmö University
  Mia Andersson, Study and Career Adviser, Malmö University.
  To Mia Anderssons' presentation (pdf)
• TestAS, a test for access to Higher EducationHanna Reuther, Director, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main.
  
  • To Hanna Reuthers' presentation (pdf)
  • To revised presentation with complementary information (pdf)
• The Scottish policy for RPL in practiceRuth Whittaker, Director of Academic Quality and Development, Glasgow Caledonian University.
  To Ruth Whittakers' presentation (pdf)
• Toolkit for admission of refugees without documentsKatrien Bardoel, senior policy advisor, Nuffic, The Netherlands.
  To Katrien Bardoels' presentation (pdf)

Group discussions

Lessons learned – what is the next step forward?

Cecilia Christersson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Malmö University

Liva Vikmane, Vice-President, ESU